> When I buy a physical book (often at a price near that of an ebook) I can lend it to friends and family an infinite number of times, resell it for a good port

> When I buy a physical book (often at a price near that of an ebook) I can lend it to friends and family an infinite number of times, resell it for a good portion of the original price, or give it away to whomever I please. It would be awesome to know the average 'lending count' of physical books, but I can tell you it is for sure no where anything close to 'infinite', I doubt it is even approaching ten. Have you checked out the resale value of anything on Amazon that isn't considered collectible or a first edition? I hate seeing that I am only getting less than two bucks for a book I paid 24.95$ for just a few months ago. Same goes with selling back retail copies of most of my stuff at Half Price Books.